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Prof. Efrem Civilini is a Head of the Cardiovascular Surgery I Unit at Humanitas Hospitals in Milan, Italy, a JCI-accredited center.
About
Professor Efrem Civilini is chairman at Humanitas University and Vascular Surgery Unit Director at Humanitas Research Hospital.
He took his internship and residency in vascular surgery at San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan (Italy) where he completed his training with clinical and research fellowships under the guidance of his mentor Prof. Roberto Chiesa.
As an attending surgeon and later as chief of Thoracic Aortic Surgery at the Cardiovascular Department of San Raffaele he practiced his surgical skills in an internationally recognized team treating thoraco-abdominal aneurysms and then studied minimally invasive aortic surgery at the Cleveland Clinic (OH).
After an experience of about 15.000 vascular interventions, in 2015 was appointed to Humanitas at the head of a relatively young team: the department of Vascular Surgery I. This department provides comprehensive treatments for all types of vascular disorders including the new technology of catheter-based intervention as well as traditional surgical treatment all geared toward maximizing safety and optimizing outcomes.
Prof. Civilini’s research has been focused on aortic surgery and minimally invasive vascular therapies. He co-authored practice guidelines for the treatment of patients with cardiovascular diseases and has played a role in industry-sponsored clinical trials assessing the performance of new expandable stents used to treat thoracic aorta disease.
He took his internship and residency in vascular surgery at San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan (Italy) where he completed his training with clinical and research fellowships under the guidance of his mentor Prof. Roberto Chiesa.
As an attending surgeon and later as chief of Thoracic Aortic Surgery at the Cardiovascular Department of San Raffaele he practiced his surgical skills in an internationally recognized team treating thoraco-abdominal aneurysms and then studied minimally invasive aortic surgery at the Cleveland Clinic (OH).
After an experience of about 15.000 vascular interventions, in 2015 was appointed to Humanitas at the head of a relatively young team: the department of Vascular Surgery I. This department provides comprehensive treatments for all types of vascular disorders including the new technology of catheter-based intervention as well as traditional surgical treatment all geared toward maximizing safety and optimizing outcomes.
Prof. Civilini’s research has been focused on aortic surgery and minimally invasive vascular therapies. He co-authored practice guidelines for the treatment of patients with cardiovascular diseases and has played a role in industry-sponsored clinical trials assessing the performance of new expandable stents used to treat thoracic aorta disease.
Education
- He received his medical degree from the University of Milan, Italy and board-certified in Vascular Surgery at the University of Siena, Italy.
Professional Experience
- 1995-2014Scientific Institute San Raffaele, Milan. ItalyStaff surgeon and Director of the Thoracic Aortic Surgery
- 2003-2014“Vita – Salute” University, Milan. ItalyFellow and Contract Professor of Surgery
- 2008Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland (OH)Additional training in catheter-based interventions and endovascular surgery of thoraco-abdominal aneurysms.
Memberships
He is member of the European Society of Vascular Surgery and the Società Italiana di Chirurgia Vascolare ed Endovascolare.
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